Etymology of zabyt'

[Subhash.Jaireth at GA.GOV.AU]

Hi all,

I was wondering if someone can help me with the etymology of the word zabyt'
(to forget)? Can I interpret the word as za-byt' where byt' stands for to be?

Thanks

Subhash



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